Aim & Scope

Health Academy Kastamonu covers clinical and experimental original articles, reviews, case reports, video recordings, image designs and studies on multidisciplinary fields related to medicine, social and health sciences. The aim of the journal is to publish articles related to medicine, health sciences and social fields that concern health, as well as to provide an environment for different publications such as video recording/health-related artistic designs, in addition to articles, where multidisciplinary studies related to health can be published. In the articles it publishes, the journal seeks to comply with the relevant ethical rules and scientific standards, and not to have commercial concerns. The journal aims to complete the processes of the submitted articles as soon as possible, regardless of the number of articles waiting for publication.



In the journal
Emergency Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Oral, Facial and Maxillofacial Surgery, Family Medicine, Algology, Anatomy, Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Military Health Services, Neurosurgery, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Infection Diseases, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Genetic Diseases, Pediatric Chest Diseases, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Pediatric Immunology and Allergy Diseases, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Metabolic Diseases, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Rheumatology, Pediatric Health and Diseases, Pediatric Intensive Care, Neonatology , Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Urology, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Diseases, Skin and Venereal Diseases, Hand Surgery,
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiology, General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Gastroenterology Surgery, General Surgery, Warfare Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Chest Diseases, Ophthalmology, Aeronautics, Histology and Embryology, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism Diseases, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Hematology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Medical Oncology, Immunology and Allergy Diseases, Occupational and Occupational Diseases, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Gynecological Oncology Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics,
Perinatology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiology, Otorhinolaryngology, Neurology, Nuclear Medicine, Orthopedics and Traumatology, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Rheumatology, Mental Health and Diseases, Military Psychiatry, Mental Health and Diseases, Sports Medicine, Underwater Medicine and Hyperbaric Medicine, Basic Immunology, Medical Biochemistry, Medical Biology, Medical Ecology and Hydroclimatology, Medical Pharmacology, Medical Genetics, Medical Microbiology, Bacteriology, Medical Mycology, Medical Microbiology, Medical Parasitology, Medical Virology, Medical Pathology, Medicine Education, History of Medicine and Ethics, Urology, Intensive Care, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Pediatric Dentistry, Endodontics, Orthodontics, Periodontology, Prosthetic Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry, Fertilization and Artificial Insemination, Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Diseases, Animal Health Economics and Management, Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary Biochemistry, Veterinary Surgery , Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynecology, Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary Physiology, Veterinary Food Hygiene and Technology, Veterinary History and Ethics, Veterinary Histology and Embryology, Veterinary Internal Medicine, Veterinary Microbiology, Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary Genetics and Biostatistics, Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Pharmacy Management, Analytical Chemistry in Pharmacy, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Botany, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacy, Radiopharmacy, Pediatric Nursing, Internal Medicine Nursing Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Public Health Nursing, Nursing Education, Nursing Fundamentals, Nursing Management, Psychiatric Nursing, Midwifery, Nutrition and Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physiopathology, Physiotherapy and R in the fields of rehabilitation, Audiology, Neuroscience, Toxicology, CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear), Health Informatics, Health Economics, Health Physics, Health Management
Original researches, review articles, case reports, video recordings and artistic works are published. Health Academy Kastamonu aims to be a journal where multidisciplinary studies can be published in the intersection of medicine, health and social sciences, and also includes articles specific to disciplines. Submitted scientific articles should not have been published anywhere before and should not be under review in another journal for publication. Scientific articles that are not prepared in accordance with the publication rules are not taken into consideration.
The reporting guidelines approved by the journal are listed below:
- Observational, cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies: STROBE (http://www.strobe-statement.org/)
- Qualitative studies: COREQ http://cdn.elsevier.com/promis_misc/ISSM_COREQ_Checklist.pdf
- Quasi-experimental/non-randomized trials: TREND https://www.cdc.gov/trendstatement/index.html
- Randomized (and semi-randomized) controlled trials: CONSORT( http://www.consort-statement.org/Media/Default/Downloads/Translations/Turkish_tr/Turkish%20CONSORT%20Statement.pdf
- Diagnostic Accuracy-Assessment Scale Study: STARD https://www.turkiyeklinikleri.com/article/tr-stard-2015-kriterlerin-turkce-uyarlamasi-tani-dogrulugu-calismalarinin-raporkazansi-icin-bir-kilavuz-85106.html
- Systematic review and meta-analyses: PRISMA http://prisma-statement.org/documents/PRISMA%20Turkish%20checklist.pdf
- Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology: MOOSE https://www.elsevier.com/__data/promis_misc/ISSM_MOOSE_Checklist.pdf
- Quality improvement efforts: SQUIRE : http://squire-statement.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=471
prisma-statement.org/documents/PRISMA%20Turkish%20checklist.pdf
- Epidemiyolojide Gözlemsel Çalışmaların Meta Analizi: MOOSE https://www.elsevier.com/__data/promis_misc/ISSM_MOOSE_Checklist.pdf
- Kalite iyileştirme çabaları: SQUIRE : http://squire-statement.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=471

Period Months
April August December

Health Academy Kastamonu is included in the class of 1-b journals (journals scanned in international indexes other than SCI, SSCI, SCI-expanded, ESCI) according to UAK associate professorship criteria. HEALTH ACADEMY KASTAMONU Journal cover is registered by the Turkish Patent Institute.